Enjoying Dorset’s Countryside
If you enjoy Dorset’s countryside here’s some ideas on how to get into it even more! https://mailchi.mp/dorsetcouncil/enjoying-dorsets-countryside-e-newsletter-jan-2020?e=8bd356a750
News
Wishing you a feast of Festivities & a Furry Fabulous New Year!
Dorset Dogs Member Newsletter It’s been a treat meeting so many of you at our fun, free and friendly walkies, pit stops and annual Festival! Do keep an eye on the events pages of the main website or the lively Facebook page to join us in 2020. If you can’t join us at events, join … Read more
Wintry coasts
I’m sure you have a lively week ahead, but if you visit the coast around Poole Harbour and Studland please help us out and do our 2 minute survey! So that includes anyone who goes to Sandbanks, Studland, Hamworthy, Whitecliff and Baiter, Lytchett Bay, Holes Bay, Bramble Bush or Brands, Arne…in fact anywhere around the … Read more
Alabama Rot
‘Alabama Rot’ is a rare but serious disease. 198 cases have been reported in the UK in the 7 years leading up to December 2019 (stats from BBC South Breakfast news 12/12/2019). Go to the Animal Health & Wellbeing page in the Wagipawdia section of this website for further information and advice.
Let’s Go! Share YOUR walkies photo!
Not everyone can come along to group walkies with Dorset Dogs – if that’s you there’s a Dorset Dogs Facebook walkies album especially for you! Go and visit the album ‘Open to All – Share Your Walkies’ and post in the comments or message them to the page and we’ll put them in the album… … Read more
Golden ambassadors
‘Golden volunteers’ Linda & Tony have spent years as membership admin volunteers for Dorset Dogs – if you have received a membership pack it’s likely it will not only have been packed and addressed by them but your joining form and photo will have been adminstrated by them too! Not to mention the thousands of … Read more
Look out for grazing animals
Warning: graphic image in article We’re really sad to report that this cow was attacked at Winfrith & Tadnoll nature reserve and subsequently had to be put to sleep. There has also recently been an attack on a sheep at Hengistbury Head, with the same devastating result. Our dogs should always be on-lead near grazing … Read more
Dorset Dogs Festival 2019
Celebrating dogs, wildlife and the countryside – we had a wonderful day! Festival sponsors I-Mac Fire & Security sponsored the Festival to highlight just how good dogs are for people’s health and well-being, whilst the Festival also served to introduce new dog-friendly countryside Canford Park SANG to many more people. Meet Theodore – having won … Read more
The Great Global Greyhound Walk
The Great Global Greyhound Walk is an annual dog-walking event that brings together greyhounds, lurchers, other sighthounds and their owners to raise awareness of the breeds and show the public just what wonderful pets they make. 2019 was a record breaking year with 8,795 hounds ‘walking’ together across the world. In Dorchester the Forever Hounds … Read more
Help with the health of Heathland
By Lesley Haskins We all think of heathland as being either glorious (when the sun is shining on it) or wonderfully bleak (when lashed by wind and rain). But whatever the weather, we invariably think of heathland as being tough – a sort of resilient and indestructible place. But in actual fact heathland is fragile. This is … Read more